This reporter is already sick of fake news. The latest edition of "Kakashi Spirit News" is once again boldly spreading misinformation to the masses. They even go so far as saying, "The outsider is far superior, and it would be better if Gensokyo was controlled by the outsider."

Of course, this is certainly not the case, because Gensokyo's youkai can only exist due to Gensokyo's separation from the Outside World. It is difficult to understand why such fake news would be spread. Could it be possible that the reporter for that newspaper, Ms. Hatate Himekaidou, is the outsider's accomplice and plotting to control Gensokyo?

我々天狗の活躍は情報化社会の到来に一役買っているが、常に正義と矜持を胸に公正な目で報道に臨む姿勢を保たねば意味は無い。

While we tengu have have played an active role in the coming of the information age, that is meaningless unless we constantly conduct ourselves with righteousness and dignity, reporting the news from an unbiased standpoint.

This reporter believes that many readers will have already know firsthand of the recent influx of new youkai and fairies from various Otherworlds. Even so, the fact that the outsider Ms. Sumireko Usami can freely come and go between Gensokyo and the Outside World is especially astonishing.

It is not necessarily the case that the existence of the outsider can be beneficial to Gensokyo, and it is imperative that we ascertain this fact so that we can guide Gensokyo towards a more advantageous future. In particular, the technology the outsider possesses can surely allow us to live our lives prosperously.

Furthermore, it has been found that she carries a "cell phone" with a video recording function that far surpasses anything in Gensokyo. After studying what the outsider brought with her, the tengu and the kappa have both expressed a desire to create new "cell phones" that can capture a more beautiful Gensokyo.

Despite our best efforts to warn readers that "Kakashi Spirit News" has increasingly specialized in making false claims to shock readers, they have written yet another completely baseless article. This time, the alleged "news" rings so hollow that it risks having readers lose trust in the entire tengu community. So as a senior tengu, I feel compelled to offer an explanation via this magazine, "Bunbunharu Weekly".

There are two important points to keep in mind regarding this claim. First, whether or not the Miracle Mallet is authentic. Since this writer has not seen the original item, I must reserve my judgment. Unfortunately, that will not be a part of this article.

The second point is who is saying that the real thing was discovered. In this case, the discoverer is none other than Seija Kijin. For those unaware, Seija is an amanojaku. Not to imply that she is a variety of oni, but simply that she is a youkai with a contrarian personality. That alone should have been enough to settle the matter, but her motto is to always be on the opposite side from everyone else. She applies this to her thoughts, her personality, and even her words. This makes it impossible to take what she says at face value.

Needless to say, whenever Seija says "yes" that can be taken as evidence that the answer is "no". It is beyond doubt that the reporter for Kakashi Spirit News was aware of this as well. While it is possible that the article itself was published knowing that it was a hoax, what does it say about them that they would intentionally spread a lie? Indeed, I have personally seen Seija carrying a replica of the Miracle Mallet.[1] However, unlike the original it would not produce golden treasures or anything else when swung, and seemed to be merely an ordinary mallet, albeit sturdy and well-made. If this replica has been misreported as the original, it is extremely likely to result in a needless panic. I hope to continue the investigation in the next issue.

This reporter believes that many readers will have already know firsthand of the recent influx of new youkai and fairies from various Otherworlds. Even so, the fact that the outsider Ms. Sumireko Usami can freely come and go between Gensokyo and the Outside World is especially astonishing.

It is not necessarily the case that the existence of the outsider can be beneficial to Gensokyo, and it is imperative that we ascertain this fact so that we can guide Gensokyo towards a more advantageous future. In particular, the technology the outsider possesses can surely allow us to live our lives prosperously.

Furthermore, it has been found that she carries a "cell phone" with a video recording function that far surpasses anything in Gensokyo. After studying what the outsider brought with her, the tengu and the kappa have both expressed a desire to create new "cell phones" that can capture a more beautiful Gensokyo.

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「また花果子念報が虚偽報道」の記事だが、これに対して意図的ではなかったのだが、偏向報道と取られても仕方が無い修正をしてしまった。

Regarding the article from "More fake news from Kakashi Spirit News", while it was not my intention, I ended up making modifications that introduced bias to my reporting.

As you can see, I had only blacked out the irrelevant part to make it easier to read, but I have received criticism that I blacked out too much, changing the meaning of the article. Again, this was not intentional, but the article ended up inviting that misunderstanding.

Ironically, in my zeal to expose fake news, I had written an article that could be taken as fake news. I would like to apologize for that. Actually, if I consider the original article from "Kakashi Spirit News" as more of a social awareness piece from the headline, then I think I was just being too critical of it.